Economics Student of Fourah Bay College,university of Sierra Leone.

We walked from Mambo to Number 2 River in Freetown.

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We're not only the leaders in the digital revolution in the banking sector in Sierra Leone but also the leaders in terms of employee welfare and engagement.

Healthy mind in a healthy body.

She is Sward Koroma, a first class degree holder from the Department of Economics and commerce and presently competing at the Housemate Salone. She is up for eviction on Sunday and only your vote can keep are going to the end of the competition. Please vote for her by sending 40 to 5500 using Africell. She is that particular person you would like to call a friend and a sister.

These are some of the photos of the newly graduated ECONOMIST .They have worked very hard to attain this life time achievement.

FBC Lecturers Strike Is Unacceptable And Illegal – Economics Professor Says...

A senior lecturer at the Economics Department of Fourah Bay College (FBC) has disclosed that the Academic Staff Association (ASA) has no legitimacy to embark on the current strike action, adding that the development was a strategy to undermine the efforts of the college administration. Dr. Denis Sandy, speaking to Concord Times in an exclusive interview yesterday, described the latest ASA strike action as “unacceptable and illegitimate” as the mandate of the current ASA executive had expired two years ago.

He said it was unfortunate that a handful of lecturers would embark on an industrial action on the day the college was due to re-open, following three weeks of enforced closure to allow students to pay their tuition fees and register for the new academic year.
The economics professor said the ASA decision would affect both the smooth running of the institution and students who are on the verge of taking their final examinations, adding that such action has the potential of depriving students of their legitimate right of achieving higher education.

“I want the general public to know that ASA has no business to organise a strike action; this is a strategy conducted by few individuals to present a negative picture of the college to members of the public. This is unacceptable and it must stop because posterity will judge us by our actions,” said the firebrand lecturer.

He maintained that the strike action was not a unanimous decision of all ASA members, and that lecturers who are against it have been going on campus to deliver lectures.

Prof. Abletor Sedofia from University of Ghana has this to say to us:

"Academic excellence is overrated! Did I just say that? Oh, yes, I said it. Being top of your class does not necessarily guarantee that you will be at the top of life. You could graduate as the best student in Finance but it doesn't mean you will make more money than everybody else. The best graduating Law student does not necessarily become the best lawyer. The fact is life requires more than the ability to understand a concept, memorise it and reproduce it in an exam. School rewards people for their memory. Life rewards people for their imagination. School rewards caution, life rewards daring. School hails those who live by the rules. Life exalts those who break the rules and set new ones. So do I mean people shouldn't study hard in school? Oh, no, you should. But don't sacrifice every other thing on the altar of First Class. Don't limit yourself to the classroom. Do something practical. Take a leadership position. Start a business and fail. That's a better Entrepreneurship 101.Join or start a club. Contest an election and lose. It will teach something Political Science 101 will not teach you. Attend a seminar. Read books outside the scope of your course. Go on missions and win a soul for eternal rewards... Do something you believe in! Think less of becoming an excellent student but think more of becoming an excellent person. Make the world your classroom!"

So true, practical and very inspiring!

Lectures will commence at Fourah Bay College on the 13th of April 2015.

Advantages &Disadvantages of Being An Economist Advantages of being an economist:1. Better informed of the complexity out there: An Economist is able to address questions like(a) What caused the sub prime mortgage market crisis?(b) Has US & UK run into a recession?(c) What triggers hyperinflation in Zimbabwe?(d) What is the impact of continuous oil subsidy by Malaysian government?(e) How does console industry like Xbox, PS3 & Nintendo Wii survivein a competitive price-war industry?(f) Will the tax rebate in US helps to revive its economy?If you can give a clear answer to more than half of the queries above, rest assured you’re one of the most knowledgeable person on the street.2. Advantageous in making certain financial decision: Some people may think that they can make more money again by investing in the same trust funds that previously provide them with high return. Feeling curious, I had personally run the data of the funds & come up with several statistical models. All the models report the same finding & that is,it will not do so again this year & I’m right(I could be lucky). Finance& Statistics are also part of Economics 3. Profession : We have Economist everywhere. They can be in colleges & universities, banks,rating agency, securities firms etc.Some of these pay an experienced Economist up to 5 figures. They are an asset to the society given their high ability to influence the standard of living of an averageman on the street. For e.g.increasing the interest rate canput a borrower into worse debt,reducing personal income tax if done significantly can help businesses everywhere to grow etc. 4. Social tools: Believe it or not,sometimes to get hook up with influential people you seriously need some economic knowledge. Why? These people can be prominent businessmen or influential politician that talks about economics, interest rates, oilprice etc all the time. 5. Potentially gain influence: If youare really an experienced & knowledgeable Economist, youcan talk your way out & gain respect from people from all works of life. It can be in a smalloffice, forums to huge international conference or even during political campaign. Some Economists or politician can also manipulate the current economic issues to their own interest Disadvantages of being anEconomist:1. Running into arguments too soon & too often: Normally Economists have their sophisticated view regarding any issue which may be completely different from how an ordinary person on the street perceive. E.g.many oppose me when I say that oil subsidy is not a good thing,India is the main concern ratherthan China, property price will fall etc despite I’m able to prove the facts & the figures. Worse case scenario is debating with another Economist. Rest assured it is along battle 2. Think too much: Sometimes an Economist thinks too much &simple issues are being twistwired despite they are not. Thisarise as the subject has endless possibilities & Economist will tryto look at it from various angles like the pros & the cons. May alsobring private costs to the bearer e.g. not having enough sleep as think too much over the night. 3. Some may feel you’re boring: This is very true. Some people just want nothing but leisure in their life & they just can’t take it once you cross over to topics like politics, oil price, banks increasinginterest rate again etc. 4. Wrong decision: Economist will sometimes make a mistake. This is largely due to too much of assumptions & over simplifying. E.g. I may from time to time tell people that now it is the best time to own a property in UK or even advise some parents to send their child to UK for higher education as our RM has strengthen against pound sterling. However I could have over simplified the situationas there are just too many hidden costs that we couldn’t possibly think off at the moment e.g. legal issues, opportunity costs of money etc

Success to all student of the department of ECONOMICS AND COMMERCE